The 2006 Sharpie 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 26, 2006, at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 mile (0.857 km) concrete short track, it was the 24th race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing won the race.

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2006 Sharpie 500

Race details
Race 24 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2006 Sharpie 500 program cover, with artwork made by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Moonlight Thunder!"
Date	August 26, 2006 (2006-August-26)
Official name	Sharpie 500
Location	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.857 km)
Distance	500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Average speed	90.025 miles per hour (144.881 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing South
Most laps led
Driver	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing
Laps	263
Winner
No. 17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.

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The Sharpie 500, one of the most popular races on the circuit and NASCAR's twenty-fourth race of the season, was held on August 26, 2006, under the lights on the 0.533-mile Bristol International Speedway. Kurt Busch won the pole for this event. Matt Kenseth won his second straight Nextel Cup race and, along with points leader Jimmie Johnson, clinched a berth in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.

• Time of race: 2:57:37
• Average Speed: 90.025 miles per hour (144.881 km/h)
• Pole Speed: 124.906 miles per hour (201.017 km/h)
• Cautions: 10 for 62 laps
• Margin of Victory: 0.591 sec
• Lead changes: 18
• Percent of race run under caution: 12.4%
• Average green flag run: 39.8 laps